Temperature & Kinetic theory of gases

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What is the result of decreasing the volume of a gas?

  • No change in pressure
  • A decrease in pressure
  • An increase in pressure (correct)
  • A constant product of pressure and volume

What is the ideal gas law related to?

  • The temperature of a solid
  • The number of gas molecules
  • The product of pressure and volume (correct)
  • The pressure of a liquid

What is the basis of different kinds of thermometers?

  • The numerical value of temperature
  • The expansion of mercury in a fever thermometer
  • The common use of the Celsius scale
  • The existence of some thermometric property of matter (correct)

What is the unit of temperature required for applying the ideal gas law?

<p>Kelvin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a temperature scale?

<p>To assign a numerical value to the temperature of a body (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the standard temperature scale in terms of which all other scales are defined?

<p>Kelvin scale (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of reducing the volume of a gas to half its original value?

<p>The pressure of the gas is doubled (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the Kelvin scale chosen as the standard?

<p>Because various laws of physics are most simply expressed in terms of this scale (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Boyle's law related to?

<p>The relationship between pressure and volume (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the constant 'k' known as?

<p>Boltzmann's constant (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of zero on the absolute scale?

<p>It has fundamental significance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a mercury thermometer?

<p>To give a quantitative measure of temperature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a molecule strikes a surface?

<p>It bounces off, exerting a small force on the surface (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of the collisions of molecules with the surface?

<p>A fluctuating force (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the average kinetic energy of an ideal gas molecule?

<p>1/2 kT (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the motion of molecules in a container?

<p>Random and chaotic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the enormous number of molecules striking the surface of a macroscopic container?

<p>A negligible change in the net force (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what temperature does water boil when the surrounding air is at a pressure of 1.00 atm?

<p>100°C (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the saturated vapor pressure of air at 100°C?

<p>1.00 atm (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the boiling point of water when the surrounding air pressure is decreased?

<p>It decreases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the fractional increase in volume and the increase in temperature?

<p>They are directly proportional (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the volume coefficient of expansion denoted by?

<p>β (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ratio ΔV/V for the water heated from 20°C to 25°C in both a 1 liter sample and a 1000 m³ swimming pool?

<p>10⁻³ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is the vapor considered 'saturated'?

<p>When the number of molecules in the vapor reaches its maximum value (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the rate of evaporation as the temperature of a liquid increases?

<p>It increases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition for a liquid to boil?

<p>When the vapor pressure equals the surrounding air pressure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the saturated vapor pressure as the temperature of a liquid increases?

<p>It increases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what state is the rate of evaporation equal to the rate of molecules reentering the liquid?

<p>Equilibrium state (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the density of the vapor phase as the temperature of a liquid increases?

<p>It increases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When a solid is heated, its linear dimensions decrease.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The linear expansion coefficient of a solid is a measure of the fractional change in its volume.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The volume coefficient of expansion for a solid is equal to its linear coefficient.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The expansion of a solid is always proportional to the change in temperature.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The thermal expansion of a solid is anisotropic, meaning it expands differently in different directions.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The linear expansion coefficient of a solid is typically measured in units of 1/K.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The thermal expansion of a solid is reversible, meaning it returns to its original shape when cooled.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The volume of a solid always increases when it is heated.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The thermal expansion of a solid is affected by the material's composition.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The thermal expansion of a solid is a slow process, taking hours or days to occur.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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